Ear for buckets



' (No Model.)

M. F. ROBESON. EAR FOR BUGKETS, &c.

No. 519,874. Patented May 15, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILLARD F. ROBESON, ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

EAR FOR BLJCKETS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,874, dated May 15,1894.

Application filed January 13,1894. Seria1NoA96|823| (No model.) i

To CLZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MILLARD F. ROBESON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of Elmira, in the county of Chemung and Stateof NewYork, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ears forBuckets or other Similar Vessels, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1. is a front elevation of a bucket supplied with mydevice. Fig. 2. is an elevation of a portion of a bucket supplied withmy device seen from the inside. Fig. 3. is a section on the line ar -a;of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is is a section on the line y-y of Fig. 2. and Fig.5. is an enlarged view of the ear by itself.

In the drawings A is the bucket proper; B is the bead or roll at theedge thereof, which may be wired as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

G is the handle.

D is the ear, formed preferably, as shown most clearly in Figs. 1 and 5,having a wide base portion d, of such form as to adapt the same to beperforated with rivet holes 01 d at a suitable distance apart, and fromwhich base portion there extends upwardly a neck d" perforated orotherwise arranged for the connection of the handle 0.

E is a washer similar in form to the base portion at of the ear D, andhaving rivet holes registering with the rivet holes cl d.

F F are rivets by means of which the ear D, washer E and bucket A arefastened together. v

In the side of the bucket, at a suitable point, is formed an outwardlyextending recess a, shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. This recess is ofsuitable depth and formed to contain the washer E and through the sideof the bucket, at the bottom of the recess, are formed rivet holesregistering with those of the car D and washer E, whereby the rivets F Fpass through the ear,bucket and washer and hold the same firmlytogether. In the case of milk pails, where a smooth interior isdesirable, that portion of the recess a which is notfilled by the washerE may be filled with solder, or the washer itself may be forced into therecess so as practically to leave no space within the recess, or bothexpedients may be used. By this means I obtain a bail ear which isfastened to the bucket in such a way as to yield the maximum strengthand which cannot, in any ordinary use of the bucket, be torn therefrom.I

With my bail ear a lighter grade of material may be used for the bucketthan with other forms of bail ear known to me; at the same time therequisite strength is secured, as the recesses in the side of the bucketsupport the washer with great firmness.

It is obvious that my device may be used also with wooden or compositionpails by making recesses on the interior for the washers E and fasteningthe ears D by rivets to the same.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a metallic bucket or similarvessel A having an outwardly pressed recess a in the side thereof, abail ear D on the outer side of said recess a, a washer E of suitableform and size to fitin said recess inside the vessel, said bail ear,washer and bucket being fastened together by rivets F F passing throughthe several parts, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a metallic bucket or similar vessel having one ormore outwardly pressed recesses in the sides thereof, an ear restingagainst the outer side of each recess, a washer fitting each recess andpressed or soldered into the same opposite the said ear and fastenings,as rivets, passing through and fastening said washer, ear and buckettogether, substantially as described.

MILLARD F. ROBESON.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK F. CHURCH, H. L. SEARCH.

